21 reasons Pope Francis is everyone's Person of the Year

By Timothy McGrath, GlobalPost

Posted:
12/11/2013 01:25:46 PM PST

Updated:
12/11/2013 03:24:18 PM PST

21 reasons Pope Francis is everyone's Person of the Year

Maybe it should have been Edward Snowden. Thankfully it's not Miley Cyrus. Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year for 2013. Good choice? Pope Francis has been all over the news all year, and — so far at least — he seems pretty legit. Either that or he has the world's greatest public relations firm on his side. Maybe both?Here are 21 reasons why the world is loving the new Pope. (And for requisite balance, here's 5 reasons to ...